African Visayan sword!

VANDOO · 22nd November 2012, 01:08 AM

A VERY INTERESTING PHILIPPINE SWORD. IT MAY HAVE HAD BEAD EYES SECURED BY A NAIL JUDGING FROM THE DEPTH AND SHAPE OF THE EYE SOCKETS. LIKELY REPRESENTS A MONKEY OR MAN HARD TO TELL ESPECIALLY WITH THE NOSE MISSING. THE LEATHER WORK LOOKS LIKE THAT DONE DURING THE TIME THE SPANISH WERE THERE BUT THE SKILL WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN THE AMERICANS ARRIVED. BLADE SHAPE COULD ALSO BE FROM SPANISH INFLUENCE. A VERY NICE ONE.

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22nd November 2012, 01:08 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY INTERESTING PHILIPPINE SWORD. IT MAY HAVE HAD BEAD EYES SECURED BY A NAIL JUDGING FROM THE DEPTH AND SHAPE OF THE EYE SOCKETS. LIKELY REPRESENTS A MONKEY OR MAN HARD TO TELL ESPECIALLY WITH THE NOSE MISSING. THE LEATHER WORK LOOKS LIKE THAT DONE DURING THE TIME THE SPANISH WERE THERE BUT THE SKILL WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN THE AMERICANS ARRIVED. BLADE SHAPE COULD ALSO BE FROM SPANISH INFLUENCE. A VERY NICE ONE.